NASDAQ Global Indexes

Track investment strategies

Nasdaq calculates more than 40,000 diverse indexes, providing coverage across asset classes, countries and sectors. Our rules-based, objective methodology teamed with our award-winning technology set us apart from other index providers. We pride ourselves on high-touch customer service and work with investors worldwide to create indexes that best fit their investment objectives. Whether you are an institution, fund manager, advisor or private investor, Nasdaq indexes are benchmarks that can help influence and track your investment strategies.

Smart Beta Indexes, which include genres such as "alternative," "advanced beta," or "strategy indexes," are quickly growing strategies in passive investing. These indexes are designed to provide focused exposure to specific market segments or investment strategies.

We spend considerable time speaking with members of the buy side community about trends, needs and wants in the benchmark space. Our goal is to garner specifics on what is working well and where enhancements can be made within the index data business.

Nasdaq has a long history of designing innovative equity indexes that track the most pivotal segments of the global economy. Equity indexes provide a platform for companies to gain broad exposure, while empowering investors by opening doors to ownership in particular companies.